Reborn as a Spoiled Brat in an Imperial Exam Novel

Shen Zhaohui transmigrated into a novel about the imperial examinations, becoming a spoiled young master.

Shen Zhaohui: Great! He was already a couch potato.

A spoiled young master's main job was eating, drinking, and having fun. That was right up his alley!

Then he got an imperial examination System:

System: Ding! The Host's health is in poor condition. Years of lying around and eating have worn down your body. Taking the imperial examinations can restore your health.

Civil or military examinations, there is nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it.

Shen Zhaohui: This is... ridiculous.

This is the first time I've heard that lying flat can wear down your body. This must be some new trick the System came up with.

No way. I'd rather die of pleasure than take the imperial examinations.

The next day: As usual, he lay in bed while a pretty maid fed him.

Shen Zhaohui closed his eyes in bliss. If he'd had a tail, it would surely have been wagging wildly.

One bite later... Shen Zhaohui threw up a mouthful of blood.

System: The Host's life is now on a countdown. Read for half an hour and you can live one more day.

Shen Zhaohui, weak and feeble: M-my books... Get me the classics, histories, philosophical texts, and literary collections...

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County Magistrate Shen noticed his son was acting strangely. He had never touched a book before, but lately he wouldn't let go of one while eating or even going to the bathroom.

County Magistrate Shen: My son is definitely putting on an act to fool me into giving him money. This time, I won't give him a single coin!

Little did he know that the brat had secretly signed up for the imperial examinations. He went all the way from the entry-level examination to the licentiate exam, then all the way to the imperial palace examination.

County Magistrate Shen: ...Our ancestors' graves must be emitting auspicious smoke!

Also known as: #Fail the Exams and Die# #Those Years of Studying Through Tears#

[May 16, 2021]

Theme: Cherish your time and keep striving